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Committee hears bill to create trauma‑informed care commission, envisions cross‑agency study and recommendations
Summary
House Bill 1241 would create a 17‑member Trauma Informed Care Commission staffed by Family and Social Services Administration to study best practices and recommend services. Supporters from nursing and teaching organizations, student advocates and others testified; the committee will consider amendments including lived‑experience membership.
Representative Vanessa Summers presented House Bill 1241, saying the measure would create a Trauma Informed Care Commission to study practices across health, education and other services and recommend best practices.
"Trauma informed care is just a care given to someone that has gone through trauma... It's saying, 'how can I help you' instead of 'what happened to you,'" Representative Summers said.
The bill would establish a 17‑member commission staffed by the Family and Social Services Administration, including four legislators, nine non‑state employees and eight state employees.…
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